Drapery



Aug. 12 1930. J, c, OLSEN 1,773,007

DRAFERY Filed Jan. 15, 1930 Inventor OH/V C 04 65M A iforney Patented Aug. 12, 1930 v I STATES PATEN JOHN C. OLSEN, F BRONX, NEW YORK DRAIPERY I Application filed January 15, 1930. Serial No, 420,951.

This invention relates to improvementsin in a hung position from a drapery or curdraperies. tain rod as shown in Figures 2 to 4, in- The principal object of the invention reelusive. sides in a drapery which is cut and hemmed By inserting the curtain rod 20 through the 5 so that when in a supported position upon a hem 18 around the sides 12-12, and top edge curtain rod, the same may be adjusted there- 13, the ends of the curved bottom edge 1r on to produce varied artistic effects, depend are lifted upwardly to a point adjacent the ing upon the space to be spanned by the drape rod as shown in Figures 2 and 8, which causes and the nature of the artistic furnishing of the fabric body to assume a decorative posi- 10 the room so as to be in keeping therewith. tion and by adjusting the width of the dra- Another object is to provide a drapery of pery upon the rod, various artistic effects segmental shape in plan having four sides, may be produced, such as for instance as three of which are hemmed to facilitate the shown. in Figure 2 where the drapery is gathinsertion of a curtain or drapery rod thereered suficiently to produce hanging folds or 15 through so that when the drapery is in a hung rolls, the lower bottom edge being seini-circucondition the same may be gathered upon the lar, while in Figure 3 where the drapery rod to produce an attractive and pleasing spans a shorter width, the gathering is indecorative effect. creased, thus causing the drapery to assume Other objects will appear as the specificaa shield shape and in which the rolls or folds 20 tion is proceeded with, and in which: are closer together and of an increased num- Figure 1 is a plan view of the rear side of her than those shown in Figure 2. the drapery in a stretched or flat condition. Although I have shown two adjustments Figure 2 is a front elevational View showof the drapery upon the rod, it will be aping the drapery in its supported position preciated that various other decorative and j 2 uponarod, and illustrating one artistic effect artistic effects may be produced by an inproduced thereby. terior decorator or one skilled in the art by Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2, but arranging the athered portion accordingly. showing the drapery in an adjusted position From the foregoing description, it will be to produce a diflerent artistic effect. understood that by cutting the drapery into 39 Figure 4 is a detail sectional perspective the shape shown, and hemming three sides '80 View through one of the hemmed edges of of the same, various effects may be prothe drapery. duced with a single drapery, thus eliminat- Referring to the drawing by reference ing the practice of cutting the draperies in characters, the numeral 10 designates my imvarious shapes to produce the varied eifects 35 proved drapery in its entirety and which indesired. cludes a flexible fabric body 11 constructed Having thus described my invention, what of a single piece of material and cut to pro- I claim as new and desire to secure by Letvide identical side edges 12-12, a straight ters Patent is top edge 13 and an outwardly curved bot- 1. A drapery comprising a piece of ma- I tom edge 14, the latter being covered with a terial having four sides, all but one side braid 15 from which tassels 16 depend. The being hemmed to facilitate the passage of a material from which the body 11 is constructcurtain rod onwhich the material may be ed may vary depending upon the particular hung and gathered to produce varied artiskind and design desired, while the side edges tic effects. 45 12-12 and the top edge 13 is folded inward- 2. A drapery comprising a piece of fabric ly and stitched as at17 to provide hems 18, material having an outwardly curved botthe meeting hems between the top straight tom edge, identical side edges, and a short edge 13 and the curved side edges 12-12 be straight top edge, hems extending around ing slit as at 19 to prevent any bulging of said top edge and said side edges and adapted 50 the material when the drapery is suspended to accommodate the passage of a curtain rod on which said piece of fabric material is gathered to produce varied artistic effects depending upon the width of the space over which the material is to be draped.

5 3. A drapery comprising a piece of fabric material having an outwardly curved bottom edge, identical side edges, and a short straight top ed e, tassels depending rorn said bottom e ge, hems extending around said top 10 edge and said side edges and adapted to ac commodate the passage of a curtain rod on which said piece of fabric material is gathered to produce varied artistic effects depending upon the width of the space over 5 which the material is to be draped.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

JOHN G. OLSEN. 

